Compass Airlines will cease operations in early April following capacity cuts by American Airlines that include a significant drop in flying at Los Angeles International Airport.
International services in the Asia-Pacific region are continuing their rapid freefall, with many airlines in the region grounding their remaining international flights and more carriers likely to follow in coming days.
Lufthansa Group plans to make massive cuts to its over €3 billion ($3.4 billion) in planned investments this year, as the airline prepares for an extended period of no or very little demand.
A growing number of airlines in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have temporarily suspended flights as governments grapple to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
The largest U.S. airlines slashed the bulk of their schedules for the next several months, forced to scale back to once-unthinkable levels by the total collapse in global air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qantas has revealed plans to suspend all scheduled international flights for at least two months because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The reduced operations mean two-thirds of its staff will be stood down.
Environmental groups have welcomed a decision by ICAO on eligible carbon credits under a scheme to offset emissions from aviation and believe the system is flexible enough to cope with the dramatic drop in global flights following the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus-driven demand declines and a ban on non-essential Canada-U.S. transborder travel have forced Canadian airlines of all sizes to cut back or stop flying.
China Eastern Airlines will reduce or suspend flights on 11 European and North American routes, apparently in response to further falls in demand amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Deep schedule cuts at partner United Airlines have forced U.S. regional carrier Trans States to speed up its planned cessation to Apr. 1, the airline’s top executive told employees.
The European Commission has said airlines do not have to pay compensation for flights canceled because of travel restrictions put in place to slow the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as they constitute “extraordinary circumstances.”
Malaysia Airlines Berhad CEO Izham Ismail has said the hasty and unilateral decision to enforce a nationwide lockdown of Malaysia resulted in severe disruption to the flag carrier’s operations.
Following increased government travel restrictions and a massive drop in demand related to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Brussels Airlines, Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic and Italian regional carrier Air Dolomiti have all decided to temporarily suspend operations.
Chinese authorities will not allow any international flights to arrive directly in Beijing beginning Mar. 18, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has told airlines.
Cash-strapped African LCC fastjet has reached creditor agreements, paving the way for continued operations to the end of June and extending its previous guidance by three months.
Irish ultra-LCC Ryanair is cash rich and has many assets other airlines lack to see it through the industry’s multiple crises. But like Southwest Airlines, Ryanair is an all-Boeing 737 operator, so the MAX grounding has been a particular blow to growth and financials.
South America’s largest commercial airlines suspended nearly all international flying and slashed domestic capacity, as the financial fall-out from the COVID-19 crisis reverberates across all corners of the global airline industry.
The British airline industry has broadly welcomed government plans to make £330 billion ($405 billion) worth of funding available to get business through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Southwest Airlines announced plans to trim capacity by 20% in April and May, citing a “dramatic decline” in net bookings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing government travel restrictions.
